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,,:~/^$£##                  RAILS                   ##£$^/~:,,
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,,,:~/^$£# ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ #£$^/~:,,,
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,,,,,:~/^$ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ $^/~:,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:~ TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: HAVE TO  FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CALLED A  "RAILWAY", WHICH  IS COMPRISED ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE  ITS NICKNAME. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: BECAUSE  THE  LOW  FRICTION  BETWEEN THE :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE  RAIL METAL, ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~/ THERE ARE LIMITS FOR  HOW ACUTE A  CURVE /~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/^ CAN  BE, AND EVEN MORE  SO FOR HOW  MUCH ^/~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~/^$ THE  GROUND  UNDER   THE  RAILS  CAN  BE $^/~:,,,,,
,,,,:~/^$£ SLOPED. THUS  A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED £$^/~:,,,,
,,,:~/^$£# ON TOP  OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN #£$^/~:,,,
,,:~/^$£## TUNNELS   (IF   THEY  ARE   LARGE),   OR ##£$^/~:,,
,:~/^$£###            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            ###£$^/~:,
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,,,:~/^$£# THERE WILL  BE TREES ON  THE SIDE OF THE #£$^/~:,,,
,,,,:~/^$£ RAILS, BUT  NOT TOO  CLOSE, OR THEY WILL £$^/~:,,,,
,,,,,:~/^$ BE CUT  DOWN  BY  THE RAILWAY  JANITORS. $^/~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/^ THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS,  AND  BODIES OF ^/~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~/                  WATER.                  /~:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: TRAINS GO BY  DAY  AND BY  NIGHT.  ALONG :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SCATTERED, OFTEN  PUT ON  TOP OF  POLES, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TO BE INTERPRETED  BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:~/^ SOMETIMES,  TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ^/~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~/^$ FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY.  THIS $^/~:,,,,,
,,,,:~/^$£ IS  SIGNALED  BY  RED  OR  GREEN LIGHTS. £$^/~:,,,,
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,,:~/^$£## MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW  THE  RAILS  BY FOOT. ##£$^/~:,,
,,,:~/^$£# OFTEN  THIS  PROVES  TO  BE  THE SHORTER #£$^/~:,,,
,,,,:~/^$£ PATH BETWEEN TWO  POINTS.  HOWEVER  THIS £$^/~:,,,,
,,,,,:~/^$ IS  FROWNED  UPON,  AND   VERY  IMPOLITE $^/~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/^        TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS!         ^/~:,,,,,,
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